Liner for adhesive skin patch

Abstract

A liner associated with an adhesive skin patch of a physiological characteristic sensor deployed with a sensor inserter having a housing with a removable cover includes a surface to couple to the adhesive skin patch. The liner includes a removal portion to couple the liner to the removable cover of the sensor inserter such that a separation of the removable cover from the housing removes the liner from the adhesive skin patch.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An arrangement of a liner and an adhesive skin patch of a physiological characteristic sensor deployed with a sensor inserter having a housing with a removable cover, the liner comprising:
 a first portion spaced apart from a second portion, and each of the first portion and the second portion including a surface coupled to the adhesive skin patch; and 
 a removal portion to couple the liner to the removable cover of the sensor inserter such that a separation of the removable cover from the housing removes the liner from the adhesive skin patch, the removal portion defined between the first portion and the second portion, the removal portion having a first coupling portion defined by at least a first fold between the removal portion and the first portion, a second coupling portion defined by a least a fold between the removal portion and the second portion, and the removal portion is spaced apart and uncoupled from the adhesive skin patch, 
 wherein the removal portion further comprises a tether configured to be coupled between the removal portion and the removable cover. 
 
     
     
       2. The liner of  claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion includes the first fold and a second fold, and the first fold is spaced apart from the second fold by a distance. 
     
     
       3. The liner of  claim 2 , wherein the second coupling portion includes the fold and a fourth fold between the removal portion and the second portion, the fold and the fourth fold spaced apart by a second distance. 
     
     
       4. The liner of  claim 1 , wherein the tether has a first tether end coupled to the removal portion and a second tether end to couple to a post of the removable cover. 
     
     
       5. The liner of  claim 4 , wherein the second tether end includes a bore in communication with a slit, and the bore and the slit cooperate to couple the second tether end to the removable cover such that the removable cover is rotatable relative to the tether. 
     
     
       6. A sensor introduction assembly, comprising:
 a physiological characteristic sensor having an adhesive skin patch; 
 a sensor inserter having a housing for deploying the physiological characteristic sensor, the sensor inserter having a housing with a removable cover; and 
 a liner coupled to the adhesive skin patch and to the removable cover, the liner including a tether that extends between the liner and the removable cover such that a separation of the removable cover from the housing removes the liner from the adhesive skin patch, 
 wherein the removable cover includes a post that defines a tether receiving channel, and an end of the tether is received within the tether receiving channel to couple the tether to the removable cover. 
 
     
     
       7. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the sensor inserter includes an introducer needle, and the liner defines a slot to position the liner about the introducer needle. 
     
     
       8. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the end of the tether defines a bore in communication with a slit to position the end of the tether within the tether receiving channel such that the removable cover is rotatable relative to the tether. 
     
     
       9. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the liner includes a first portion spaced apart from a second portion by a removal portion, each of the first portion and the second portion include a surface to couple the liner to the adhesive skin patch and the removal portion is spaced apart and uncoupled from the adhesive skin patch. 
     
     
       10. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the removal portion of the liner includes a first coupling portion defined by a first fold and a second fold between the removal portion and the first portion and a second coupling portion defined by a third fold and a fourth fold between the removal portion and the second portion. 
     
     
       11. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 9 , wherein the tether is coupled between the removal portion and the removable cover. 
     
     
       12. The sensor introduction assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the tether has a first tether end coupled to the removal portion and the end coupled to the removable cover. 
     
     
       13. An arrangement of a and with an adhesive skin patch of a physiological characteristic sensor deployed with a sensor inserter having a housing with a removable cover, the liner comprising:
 a surface coupled to the adhesive skin patch; and 
 a removal portion to couple the liner to the removable cover of the sensor inserter such that a separation of the removable cover from the housing removes the liner from the adhesive skin patch, the removal portion including a tether that is coupled between the removal portion and the removable cover, the tether has a first tether end coupled to the removal portion and a second tether end to be coupled to a post of the removable cover, the second tether end includes a bore in communication with a slit, and the bore and the slit cooperate to couple the second tether end to the post of the removable cover such that the removable cover is rotatable relative to the tether. 
 
     
     
       14. The liner of  claim 1 , wherein the liner is composed of a silicon coated paper or polymer film.